Kyalisiima is a 24-year-old married mother of two. She is a housewife who cultivates food for home consumption on their plot in the backyard of their house. Sometimes, they rent an extra piece of land for cultivating food because their plot is too small. Her husband sells used children’s clothes on market days. His income is small and is primarily used to pay for the education of their first child, and sometimes for renting pieces of land and buying food.
Kyalisiima had her first child and second child in 2010 and 2014 respectively by C-section because she couldn’t get contractions. Both children are alive. Kyalisiima is now pregnant with her third baby. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF) shares, “She will not be allowed to push this baby because she has had two previous C-sections. Due to the pregnancy, she has back pain and sometimes she feels abdominal pains.”
Kyalisiima’s doctors recommend an elective C-Section, to avoid the risk of uterine rapture. The surgery, medicine, and inpatient care cost $280. Kyalisiima’s family needs assistance to pay for the procedure. After the surgery, Kyalisiima hopes to work hard to raise her children and she plans to start a retail shop in future when she gets capital.

